Original Designs for the Doll Industry, Inc. PO BOX 174 JAMESTOWN, MISSOURI 65046 March 31, 1998 (660) 849-2114 fax (660) 849-2358 Gigi - Painting Instructions GiGi 14 Gigi bydiannaefner by DiannaEffner MATERIALS LIST California Sunrise porcelain slip by Seeley s silk sponge rubber scrubber scalpel Water or Oil Based China paint Medium China paints: Old Masters Red, Matte White, Hair Brown, Best Black, Blue Black, Air Blue Deerfoot Stippler 10/0 fine liner #1 round China Mop (optional) mineral oil paper towel soft cloth make-up wedges china paint eraser by Bell Ceramics or Star Type Cleaner by Faber Castell (found in office supply stores) Gigi Wig available from Expressions @800 452-2480 Brushes and Eye Colors Available from Expressions (Fig. 1) (Fig. 2) GENERAL INFORMATION These directions are for painted eyes. If you are doing set in eyes you can paint shadows, lashes and brows and blush the cheeks in the same firing, (eliminating two firings) in this case, fire to cone 019. For the eyes especially, I recommend our china paint colors, Water Silks media and synthetic sable brushes. Our colors can be used with an oil based medium if you prefer, but natural sable bristles work best with oil colors. Do not fire eye colors and blush in the same firing. Wait until eyes are completed before doing blush firing. Higher firing temperatures will fire off reds or can turn them brown. Reds should be fired to cone 019. (Fig. 3) (Fig. 4) (Fig. 5) 1
with some Rich Brown in your palette. Use this color on your 10/0 liner to darken and define crease lash line and upper lashes. Make darker lash strokes a little shorter than the lighter ones from the previous firing. Touch up lower lashes with a little bit of darker color applied lightly with 10/0 fine liner (fig. 9). Refer to illustrations and photo as you work. If you are using painted eyes for this doll, continue with the 2nd Firing For Eyes instructions. If you are going to be using set in eyes, you might put another application of blush on the cheeks and do the second firing on the lips. Fire the head to cone 019. (Fig. 10) Cheek Blush and Lips - 1st Firing Cheek Blush: Use the Medium of your choice and Old Masters Red to blush the cheeks. A china mop or make-up sponge works well for this procedure. Note: Two light applications of blush yields a smoother result than one heavier application. Lips: With your 10/0 fine liner loaded with old Masters Red, draw a fine line along the crease where the upper and lower lip meet. Soften this line with a stippler. With a #1 round paint brush, dilute some paint with a little Medium on your palette and apply medium soft tint of color to certain accent places on the lips, such as the curved peaks of the upper lips, in creases and near the corners of the lower lips. Stipple to soften (fig. 10). Fire to cone 019. (Fig. 11) Note: Reds should be fired to cone 019 as they tend to burn off at higher temperatures. Cheek Blush and Lips - 2nd Firing Cheek Blush: Apply second application of blush to cheeks. Lips: Add more color to lip parting line with a 10/0 liner loaded with Old Masters Red. Stipple or feather with a Deerfoot Stippler to soften the line. Apply a very light wash of Old Masters Red diluted with Medium over entire area of the mouth (fig. 11). Tint the inner corner of the eye with a touch of diluted Old Masters Red. Fire to cone 019. PAINTING THE EYES Some fine points on achieving expressive eyes with china paints: 1) Plan to do several firings to develop the depth of color you desire. It's much better to apply paint lightly in three or four thin layers, than to pile it up in one or two firings. 2) Give some thought to the expression you would like to have on your doll. A slight shift in the position of the eyes can make a big difference in the expression of your doll. Allow me to illustrate. In figure 12, I have marked the approximate center of the eye with a small dot before beginning to paint the eyes. If I position the center of the iris of each eye over this center spot as in figure 13, the resulting gaze will be straight ahead and have a somewhat staring expression. Kayla was designed to gaze just slightly to her right and slightly up. (Fig. 12) (Fig. 13) 3) While painting the eyes, one must also consider the distance upon which you would have the eyes to focus. In other words, if you want Kayla to gaze into your eyes when you are standing near her, you must position the eyes a little bit differ- 3
Remove parting lines and so on, with the cleaning method of your choice. Fire porcelain to cone 6. Scrub with a rubber scrubber until satiny smooth. Wash and allow to dry. Using the painting Medium of your choice, give pieces an all over blush coat of Old Masters Red. Use mineral oil or medium of your choice to mix with pigment and to coat porcelain. Add extra blush where desired, on hands, feet, knees and elbows. With a 10/0 fine liner, paint a very thin line of Old Masters Red (diluted slightly with Medium) between fingers and toes. Stipple to soften and blend out with a deerfoot stippler. Stipple a small dot of blush color on dimples, finger nails and toe nails. With Matte White in your 10/0 fine liner, paint a stripe at the tip of each finger nail as shown in figure 6. If you are planning painted eyes, clean blush coat away from eye balls with a clean brush. Finish removing paint from the eyes with a small piece of paint eraser or type cleaner. (This stuff is handy to have whenever you wish to remove paint from the porcelain as you can shape it to a sharp point.) Paint the eyeball area with some Matte White using a #1 or #2 round paint brush. Stipple carefully to smooth out brush strokes. Fire all pieces to cone 019. Eyebrows, lashes, and eye shadow - 1st Firing Note: In painting the features, particularly the eyes, lashes, and brows, we use Water Silks to mix with the pigments and to lubricate brushes for painting. With a 10/0 fine liner brush tipped with Hair Brown paint, draw a line in the crease along the upper eyelids. Soften and blend with a Deerfoot Stippler (fig. 7). Draw a line beneath the edge of the upper eyelids. With tip of the 10/0 fine liner tipped with Hair Brown, pull wispy eyelash strokes which taper to nothing and curve up and away from the eyes. Paint short lashes with Hair Brown along the lower lid, as shown in figure 8. Paint a soft shadowy eyebrow shape by painting light strokes in Hair Brown slightly diluted with Medium with a #1 round paint brush. Obscure and blend them together by pouncing with a Deerfoot Stippler (fig. 7). Over this brow shadow, use a 10/0 fine liner tipped with Hair Brown to draw some wispy fine eyebrow hairs. Mix a little Light Blonde with a bit of Matte White and paint some light blonde hairs along upper edge of brows. If you are planning set in eyes, you may go on to paint the lips and blush the cheeks before firing to cone 019. NOTE: If you are planning to paint the eyes, please read the section on eye painting and follow the procedure for the 1st Firing. Be careful not to smudge your eyebrows and lashes while painting the eyes. After you have completed painting the eyes, fire the head to cone 016. The higher firing temperature will give depth and luster to the eye colors. Do not fire eye colors and blush in the same firing. Wait until eyes are completed before doing blush firing. Higher firing temperatures will fire off reds or can turn them brown. (Fig. 6) (Fig. 7) (Fig. 8) (Fig. 9) Eyebrows, lashes, and eye shadow - 2nd Firing Add more Hair Brown to the crease and upper lash line. Stipple as in first firing. Mix a small amount of Best Black 2
5th Firing Cheek Blush: Apply second application of blush to cheeks. Lips: Add more color to lip parting line with a 10/0 liner loaded with Old Masters Red. Stipple or feather with a Deerfoot Stippler to soften the line. Apply a very light wash of Old Masters Red diluted with Medium over entire area of the mouth (fig. 12). (Fig. 12) Expressions of Gigi 4
18" Molly by Dianna Effner Molly - Body Pattern and Assembling Instructions MATERIALS LIST Armature 34" of 3/16" armature links 2 "Y" joints, 3/16" diameter Armature pliers for 3/16" plastic links Polyester fiber-fil or paper toweling Low Temp glue and glue gun Finished porcelain hands, feet shoulder plate and head Acrylic baby beans for stuffing Cloth Body 1/2 yd. of 45" wide heavy weight muslin Thread to match 20 gauge copper wire Polyester fiber-fil 18" of 5/32" round elastic 16" of 1/2" twill tape Fray Check Craft glue such as Velverette "T" Joint "Y"Joint GENERAL INFORMATION Cut pattern carefully on bold line being sure to cut out all pieces. Mark darts and pattern dots on wrong side of fabric unless otherwise indicated. All seam allowances are 1/4 unless otherwise stated. If you wish to save the original pattern, use vellum or tracing paper for pattern pieces. Cut out all pattern pieces. You will have: 2 body pieces 2 arms 2 leg casing pieces 2 leg pieces Armature Construction Separate links into 3 parts as follows: 14 links for each arm, 8 links for torso, 17 links for each leg. (fig. 1) Armature Diagram 14 beads together for each arm. Attach trunk of "Y" joint into one arm and attach remaining ends to the other arm and torso. Snap trunk of other "Y" joint to end of torso. Snap together 17 beads for each leg and attach to remaining ends of "Y" joint. Legs: Attach porcelain legs by inserting 6 beads of leg armature into leg cavity leaving 6 beads outside. Pack polyester fiber-fil or strips of paper toweling inside leg cavity. Be sure to pack tightly around armature beads. Keep armature centered in leg cavity. Stuff to within 1" of leg rim. Fill remaining cavity with low temp glue, being careful to glue beneath leg rim and around armature beads. Keep armature centered in leg cavity (fig. 1). Using armature diagram as your guide, snap 1
Top Seam Porcelain arms will be glued to armature after cloth body construction. WARNING: All glue guns are hot enough to cause burns. Use care when handling. Cloth Body Construction Stitch darts on both body pieces. Press toward center seam. (fig. 2) Stitch top seams on both body pieces matching arrows. Clip curves and press (fig. 2). Ease fabric of shoulder seam. Pin and stitch seams as shown, being sure to taper seam at each end (fig. 3). Clip curves. (fig. 3) Referring to pattern pieces, with right sides together, match small dot on leg to small dot on body piece, Pin. Match large dots on leg. Pin. (fig 4.) Stitch between small and large dots. Lower needle into fabric. Swing leg piece 90 degrees matching curved leg seam lines of body and leg pieces. Ease curve and pin. Stitch leg seam line. Clip curves. match small dots on leg piece to small dot on body piece. Begin pinning right sides together. Sew easing leg piece in as you go. Clip curves. Fold casing length wise. Place on right side of leg piece matching raw edges, pin and stitch to leg piece. Press seam allowance toward body. (fig 5.) Matching top seams and with right sides together, pin and stitch body pieces together. Be sure to leave opening for stuffing in center back seam. Clip curves. With right sides together, pin and stitch crotch seam, matching center back and center front seams. Clip and press. Stitch arms to dot. Do not attach to body at this time. Body Construction Cut a small hole on either side of body top, 1/2" below the seam that runs across the top of body (fig. 6). These are the openings for the arm armatures. Apply Fray Check to edges of holes. Insert length of 20 gauge copper wire through casings of legs and arms. With cloth body right side out, pull over feet and legs until wire and leg casings are in place over porcelain groove in top of legs. Twist wire until cloth leg is securely in place. A little glue in the porcelain groove will help make leg more secure (fig. 7). Pull body up in place inserting arm armature through openings (fig. 9). With front of armature facing you, thread 18" of 5/32" round elastic starting from behind armature, under arms then up through loop (fig. 8). Firmly stuff body with polyester fiber-fil, packing tightly under arms. Blind stitch back opening leaving elastic exposed. Be sure elastic exits through the center back seam at the top. 2 (fig. 4) Opening for arm armature (fig. 6) (fig. 8) (fig. 5) (fig. 7)
Arms: With cloth arm right side out, slip over porcelain arm until wire and casing fit into porcelain groove. Twist to secure. Glue can be used in porcelain groove to make arm more secure. Fold cloth arm back over porcelain to expose inside cavity. Insert 6 armature beads into arm cavity. Firmly pack with polyester fiber-fil or paper toweling, keeping armature centered. Fill last 1" of arm cavity with low temperature glue (fig.10). Stuff cloth arms with polyester fiber-fil. Fold raw edge under 1/4" and stitch to body as shown in figure 11. Attaching Head and Shoulder Plate: Attach head to shoulder plate by running both strands of elastic through center hole in shoulder plate. Thread one strand of elastic through each hole at the top of head. Tie securely. Head should be adjustable, but not loose, in shoulder plate. Cut 4-4" strips of 1/2" twill tape. Thread through shoulder plate holes. Position shoulder plate on body and pin in place (fig. 12). Stitch twill tape with heavy duty thread. (fig. 9) (fig.10) (fig. 11) (fig. 12) 3